Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition
Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition is a two-bottle blended malt Scotch whisky set from Scotland, pairing Scallywag The White Guard from Speyside with Timorous Beastie The Black Guard from the Highlands. Both 700ml releases are bottled at natural cask strength, with Scallywag at 53.9% ABV and Timorous Beastie at 54.1% ABV.
This set combines two separately bottled Douglas Laing blended malts. Scallywag The White Guard is matured in 100% Sherry casks, while Timorous Beastie The Black Guard is matured in 100% Bourbon casks. Both are bottled without added colouring or chill-filtration. The releases are stated as limited to 960 bottles each worldwide.
The two whiskies offer contrasting styles. Scallywag opens with richly spiced vanilla, then brings stewed fruit, dark chocolate, nutmeg and cinnamon before orange, ginger, cocoa and fruitcake on the finish. Timorous Beastie is sweeter and more floral, moving through barley and honeyed spice to raisin and fudge, with oak, creamy cereal and meringue at the close.
Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition suits a shared tasting where drinkers can compare Sherry-cask Speyside character with Bourbon-cask Highland malt. Serve each whisky neat in small pours; a few drops of water may be added gradually to explore the cask-strength profile. The paired presentation also makes it appropriate for a whisky-focused gift or celebration.
Product Highlights
- Two-bottle set: Scallywag The White Guard and Timorous Beastie The Black Guard.
- Scallywag is 100% Sherry-cask matured at 53.9% ABV.
- Timorous Beastie is 100% Bourbon-cask matured at 54.1% ABV.
- Both whiskies are bottled without added colouring or chill-filtration.
Product Information
- Brand: SCALLYWAG, Timorous Beastie
- Type: Blended Malt Whisky
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Highlands, Speyside
- Alcohol: 53.9%, 54.1%
- Volume: 2 x 700ml
Why choose Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition?
Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition offers two distinct cask-strength blended malts in one set: Sherry-cask-matured Speyside Scallywag and Bourbon-cask-matured Highland Timorous Beastie.
Who is Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition best for?
This set is suited to whisky drinkers who enjoy comparing two regional blended malt styles, from sherried fruit and chocolate to floral, honeyed and cereal-led notes.
What is Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition?
Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition is a Scottish blended malt whisky set containing two 700ml bottlings: Scallywag The White Guard, a 53.9% ABV Speyside malt matured in 100% Sherry casks, and Timorous Beastie The Black Guard, a 54.1% ABV Highland malt matured in 100% Bourbon casks. Both are natural-colour and non-chill-filtered releases.
What does Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition taste like?
Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition offers scallywag shows richly spiced vanilla, while Timorous Beastie moves from sweetness into floral barley and honeyed spice, Scallywag delivers stewed fruit, dark chocolate, nutmeg and cinnamon; Timorous Beastie brings spicy raisin and sugary fudge, and Scallywag closes with orange, ginger, cocoa and fruitcake, while Timorous Beastie finishes with oak, creamy cereal and meringue.
How should Douglas Laing Ghost Festival Limited Edition be served?
Compare the two whiskies side by side in small neat pours. Add a few drops of room-temperature water gradually if desired to open the cask-strength aromas.
